When you look at Dake's charts, it appears that he was on to something with this. Even from the beginning we see this constant vigil of the evil one to destroy the seed of God and thwart God's plan. It happened time and time again and each time God made provision to keep His plan on course.bibleman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:10 pmDake believed the devil was trying to kill him to keep him from going to the cross.TruthSeeker wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:06 pmStill pondering what happened those 3 days and 3 nights. Jesus was in such torment in the garden that he sweat drops of blood. I do not believe he feared physical death for he said in Luke 12:4 not to be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more they can do. And He certainly didn't fear going to paradise. He either was in such torment about taking the sin of the world upon Himself on the cross or going to the place of wicked spirits separated from his Father.bibleman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:23 amYes the idea that Jesus died and went to suffer torment in Hell for 3 days and nights, is widely taught in the Word of Faith Camp of which I am a part.TruthSeeker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:09 amThanks Ironman and macca. That was helpful. I have been taught that Jesus had to suffer torment in hell so that we do not have to.
EW Kenyon, Kenneth Copeland, Kenneth Hagin and a number of others teach it consistently in their tapes, cds and books. I love them all and have received so much from their teaching, but that is one teaching I just cannot find Scriptural support for.
I often wonder why Lucifer once he had fallen, believed that he could overthrow the throne of God. It would seem such a foolish thing to attempt, yet he still went after it. I suppose at his seat in the hierarchy there is much that we simply cannot fathom and to think that a created being could be "perfect" as he was before he fell is a hard concept to grasp. One thing is for sure, we know that his fall created his journey to his ultimate end.